Heavy-chain antibodies in Camelidae; a case of evolutionary innovation.

abstract：:Genetic effects on spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis in chickens were assessed by measuring phenotypic symptoms, the titer of circulating antibody to thyroglobulin, and the pathological change in the thyroids of young chicks. One or more loci within the B complex (the major histocompatibility complex of the chicken) ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Bacon LD,Polley CR,Cole RK,Rose NR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), the function of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene families in a wide range of diseases have been the subject of research for decades. In particular, the associations of autoimmune disorders to allelic variants and candidate genes encoding the MHC are we...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Al Naqbi H,Mawart A,Alshamsi J,Al Safar H,Tay GK

更新日期：2021-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:TAP1 and TAP2 are two major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, located between HLA-DP and -DQ, whose products form a transporter molecule involved in endogenous antigen processing. Polymorphic residues have been described in both genes and, in this study, we have identified another polymorphic site within the ade...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Powis SH,Tonks S,Mockridge I,Kelly AP,Bodmer JG,Trowsdale J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported that susceptibility to glucocorticoid- and phenytoin-induced cleft palate and glucocorticoid receptor levels in mice are influenced by the H-2 histocompatibility complex on chromosome 17. Phenytoin competes with glucocorticoids for the glucocorticoid receptor and inhibits production of prostaglandins ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Gupta C,Katsumata M,Goldman AS

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies reacting with TL-like class I antigens expressed on the surface of human thymocytes and some T leukemia lines were found to define three independent epitopic clusters, two of which could be shown to reside on serologically distinct molecular subsets by a solid-phase radioimmunoassay as well as by...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Olive D,Dubreuil P,Mawas C

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chickens of the Iowa State S1 line have been selected for ability to regress Rous sarcoma virus-induced (RSV) tumors, humoral immune response to GAT (Ir-GAT), and erythrocyte antigen B. Sublines homozygous at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), as well as F1 heterozygotes and F2 segregants, were tested for res...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Lamont SJ,Bolin C,Cheville N

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E molecules are potent inhibitors of NK cell-mediated killing. Low in polymorphisms, two alleles are widely expressed among diverse populations: HLA-E*01:01 and HLA-E*01:03. Both alleles are distinguished by one SNP resulting in the substitution Arg107Gly. Both alleles present a limited s...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Celik AA,Kraemer T,Huyton T,Blasczyk R,Bade-Döding C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction was used to isolate clones with class I major histocompatibility complex sequences from fish (carp), amphibian (axolotl), and two species of reptile (lizard and snake). The lizard and snake clones were used to isolate class I cDNA clones. All the sequences showed the expected evolutionary...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Grossberger D,Parham P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Position 45 represents a highly polymorphic residue within HLA class I alleles, which contacts the p2 position of bound peptides in 85% of the peptide-HLA structures analyzed, while the neighboring residues 41 and 46 are not involved in peptide binding. To investigate the influence of residue 45 at the functional leve...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Badrinath S,Huyton T,Schumacher H,Blasczyk R,Bade-Doeding C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class II genes of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are polymorphic. Allelic variation of the coding region of these genes is involved in the antigen presentation and is associated with susceptibility to certain autoimmune diseases. The DR region is unique among human class II regions in that multiple D...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Louis P,Eliaou JF,Kerlan-Candon S,Pinet V,Vincent R,Clot J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A contribution of allelic variation of T-cell receptor (Tcr) genes to the immune response has not been studied. Here we report that the presence of insertion-deletion-related polymorphisms (IDRP) of the Tcr beta chain (Tcrb) can be utilized to distinguish the parental origin of the gene complex that undergoes rearrang...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Seboun E,Joshi N,Hauser SL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a common problem during early gestation. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of IL-17 F( rs763780), IL-17 A (rs2275913), and leptin (2548 G/A) gene polymorphisms with RPL in obese and lean Egyptian females, and to find out whether these gene polymorphisms affect th...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Zidan HE,Rezk NA,Alnemr AA,Moniem MI

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of 11 variable gene segments coding for rabbit T-cell receptor beta (Tcrb-V) chains were determined by directly sequencing fragments amplified by the cassette-ligation mediated polymerase chain reaction (CLM-PCR) and by modified anchor PCR without the cloning procedure. The nucleotide sequence...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Isono T,Isegawa Y,Seto A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural-killer group 2 member D (NKG2D) is an activating receptor that plays an important role in the immune response mediated by NK cells, γδ(+) T cells, and CD8(+) T cells. In humans, MHC class I chain-related genes and UL-16 binding protein (ULBP)/retinoic acid early transcript 1 (REAT1) gene family encode ligands ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Naruse TK,Okuda Y,Mori K,Akari H,Matano T,Kimura A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoprecipitation of NP-40 lysates of 125I-labeled lymph-node cells with different anti-H-2 sera and with anti-Qa-2 serum has shown that the BALB/cByA strain (H-2d, Qa-2-negative) expresses, besides H-2Ld, another molecule that is not detectable in the BALB/c-H-2dm2 strain. Electrophoresis in SDS polyacrylamide gels...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Démant P,Roos MH

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the sequence of a cDNA encoding a rabbit immunoglobulin gamma heavy chain of d12 and e14 allotypes with high homology to partial cDNA sequences from rabbits of d11 and e15 allotypes. The encoded rabbit protein shows homologies with human (68-70%) and mouse (60-63%) gamma chains. The nucleotide sequence homol...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Bernstein KE,Alexander CB,Mage RG

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are only found in jawed vertebrates and not in more primitive species. MHC class II type structures likely represent the ancestral structure of MHC molecules. Efficient MHC class II transport to endosomal compartments depends on association with a specialized chaperone,...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Dijkstra JM,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgM and IgD genes of the Japanese flounder were cloned and characterized from a genomic bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library. The micro gene contained four constant region exons (Cmi1-Cmi4), and two transmembrane exons (miTM1 and miTM2), which conforms to the organizational pattern of all other vertebrate mic...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Srisapoome P,Ohira T,Hirono I,Aoki T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAs) have identified several new genetic risk factors for asthma; however, their influence on disease behavior and treatment response is still unclear. The aim of our study was the association analysis of the most significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) recently repo...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Perin P,Potočnik U

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five sets of cytotoxic effector cells were generated, using haplo-identical, first degree relatives in five different families, against the HLA-A3; B7 serological determinants combined with different DR antigens. When tested against a panel of cells bearing combinations of the HLA-A, -B and -DR antigens it was shown t...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Kim SJ,Christiansen FT,Silver DM,Dupont B

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common disease of the central nervous system characterized by myelin loss and progressive neurological dysfunction. An underlying genetic susceptibility plays a clear role in the etiology of MS, likely acting in concert with an undefined environmental exposure. Full-genome screenings in mu...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Barcellos LF,Schito AM,Rimmler JB,Vittinghoff E,Shih A,Lincoln R,Callier S,Elkins MK,Goodkin DE,Haines JL,Pericak-Vance MA,Hauser SL,Oksenberg JR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used seven HLA-D homozygous typing cells (HTC) in a comparative study of the DRw8 antigen complex in three racial groups. Three distinct HLA-D specificities were recognized, each associated with HLA-DRw8. Four of the HTC defined a DRw8-associated HLA-D specificity designated 8.1, one defined a specificity desi...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Mickelson EM,Nisperos B,Layrisse Z,Kim SJ,Thomas ED,Hansen JA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We cloned the cDNAs and genes of two different types of toll-like receptors from Japanese flounder. The results of homology searches suggested that these genes (designated JF-TLR2 and JF-TLR22) are homologues of human TLR2 and fugu TLR22, respectively. The cDNAs of JF-TLR2 and JF-TLR22 encoded 818 and 961 amino acid r...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Hirono I,Takami M,Miyata M,Miyazaki T,Han HJ,Takano T,Endo M,Aoki T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant inbred strains were used to demonstrate the existence of a major locus on chromosome 1, designated Sap, which controls the endogenous concentration of the mouse acute phase reactant, serum amyloid P-component (SAP). Levels of SAP were associated with alleles at the Ly-9 locus in two sets of RI strains: BXD...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Mortensen RF,Le PT,Taylor BA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) gene cluster exhibits extensive allelic and haplotypic diversity. Variation at the locus is associated with an increasing number of human diseases, reminiscent of the HLA loci. Characterization of diversity at the KIR locus has progressed over the past several years, ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Martin MP,Single RM,Wilson MJ,Trowsdale J,Carrington M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe combined immune deficiency (scid) mice are assumed to have two types of abnormalities: one is high radiosensitivity and the other is abnormal recombination in immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes. The human chromosome 8 q1.1 region has an ability to complement the scid aberrations. Moreover, the localizatio...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Hamatani K,Matsuda Y,Araki R,Itoh M,Abe M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The H-2K glycoprotein from the MHC mutant bm10 was analyzed biochemically to determine where primary structural differences distinguished it from the parental standard molecule, Kb. Comparative peptide maps showed differences in two peptides known to be part of the parental CNBr fragment spanning amino acids 139 to 22...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Pease LR,Ewenstein BM,McGovern D,Melvold RW,Nisizawa T,Nathenson SG

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have sequenced peptides eluted from a truncated recombinant HLA-A*6602 molecule, and compared their features with data reported for peptides presented in the A*6601 molecule. A striking change in the amino-acid binding preferences was observed at peptide position P1, which interacts with pocket A of t...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Bade-Doeding C,Elsner HA,Eiz-Vesper B,Seltsam A,Holtkamp U,Blasczyk R

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rh-related transcripts present in bone marrow samples from several species of nonhuman primates (chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, crab-eating macaque) have been amplified by RT-polymerase chain reaction using primers deduced from the sequence of human RH genes. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the nonhuman transcripts reve...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Salvignol I,Calvas P,Socha WW,Colin Y,Le Van Kim C,Bailly P,Ruffié J,Cartron JP,Blancher A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many fishes express high levels of intraspecific variability, often linked to resource partitioning. Several studies show that a species' evolutionary trajectory of adaptive divergence can undergo reversals caused by changes in its environment. Such a reversal in neutral genetic and morphological variation among lake ...

journal_title：Immunogenetics

authors： Baillie SM,Hemstock RR,Muir AM,Krueger CC,Bentzen P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00